Reports about Europe's environmentReports published by EEA (Theme: all, Audience: all, Sorted on: publish date)Using the market for cost-effective environmental policy- January 26, 2006 This report presents an assessment of the main and most recent developments in the use of market-based instruments in European environmental policy. The report covers a range of instruments which are used as tools to achieve environmental objectives. These instruments include: environmental taxes, charges and deposit-refund systems, environmental tax reform, emissions trading schemes, subsidies, and liability and compensation requirements. The report finds a steadily growing application of...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2006_1 Market-based instruments for environmental policy in Europe- January 26, 2006 This report presents an assessment of the main and most recent developments in the use of market-based instruments in European environmental policy. The report covers a range of instruments which are used as tools to achieve environmental objectives. These instruments include: environmental taxes, charges and deposit-refund systems, environmental tax reform, emissions trading schemes, subsidies, and liability and compensation requirements. The report finds a steadily growing application of...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2005_8 Agriculture and environment in EU-15 - the IRENA indicator report- January 18, 2006 This report provides an assessment of the progress made in the development and interpretation of the agri-environmental indicators identified in COM (2000) 20 during the IRENA operation. The report builds on more than 35 detailed indicator fact sheets that can be found on the IRENA website: http:webpubs.eea.eu.intcontentirenaindex.htm.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2005_6 Sustainable use and management of natural resources- January 4, 2006 This report focuses on our ability to continue to provide for our needs by drawing on the natural world. Given the broad coverage of the term 'natural resources', a decision was made at the outset to focus the analysis on a selection of natural resources: fisheries, forestry, water, fossil fuels, metals and construction minerals, and land use. The factors behind this choice included ensuring a mix of renewable and non-renewable resources, the policy relevance and political importance of the...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2005_9 Environment and health- January 4, 2006 Public concerns, evidence from research and increasing scientific knowledge are all driving widespread discussions on environment and health problems. The issue of environment and health is characterised by multi-causality with different strengths of association. This means that the links between exposures and their health consequences depend on the environmental pollutants and diseases being considered, but are also influenced by factors such as genetic constitution, age, nutrition and...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2005_10 Household consumption and the environment- January 2, 2006 A renewed policy focus on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) can be observed, both at the global level and in Europe. With an aim to provide input for European policy-making, this report analyses the environmental effects of household consumption in Europe. We have identified four consumption categories that form a major part of our total consumption expenditure and for which the environmental effects are either large or increasing rapidly. These are consumption of food and drink;...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2005_11 |